Tomato Butternut Stew With Couscous

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 7
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 291.7
  • Total Fat: 2.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 787.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 61.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 9.3 g
  • Protein: 10.5 g

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Introduction

A hearty, healthy and colourful blend of chunky butternut squash, tomatoes, garbanzo beans and an aromatic broth and served over couscous. A great way to warm up your winter! A hearty, healthy and colourful blend of chunky butternut squash, tomatoes, garbanzo beans and an aromatic broth and served over couscous. A great way to warm up your winter!
Number of Servings: 7

Ingredients

    2 lb whole butternut squash
    1 cup chopped sweet onion
    3 cloves garlic, minced
    ½ teaspoon paprika
    1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    1 teaspoon ground cumin, divided
    1 ¾ cup vegetable stock
    2 cups cooked chickpeas, rinsed and drained
    1 19 oz can diced tomatoes, drained
    1 ½ cups water
    ½ teaspoon kosher salt
    1 ½ cups whole wheat couscous, uncooked

Directions

Peel and remove seeds from squash. Cut into 1-inch pieces; set aside.
Heat ¼ cup of water in a 6-quart saucepan over medium heat.
Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes.
Stir in garlic, paprika, cinnamon, nutmeg and ½ teaspoon cumin. Cook 1 minute more.
Add broth, squash, chickpeas, and tomatoes.
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 25 minutes or until squash is tender.
Heat water to boiling in medium saucepan.
Stir in remaining cumin and salt; then stir in couscous.
Cover, remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with fork.
Serve stew over couscous in large shallow serving bowl.

7 servings (1-1/4 cups stew over 1/2 cup couscous each)

Number of Servings: 7

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.